Fiona Murtagh

Fiona Murtagh (born 11 July 1995) is an Irish rower.[2] She competed in the women's coxless four event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.[3] Murtagh attended Fordham University from 2012 to 2016 on a rowing scholarship.[1][4] Along with her team-mates, she was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for July 2021.[5]

Fiona Murtagh
Murtagh at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995
Galway, Ireland[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoCoxless four

References
  1. "Fiona Murtagh". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. "Fiona Murtagh". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. "Rowing - Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. "Tokyo 2020: Irish rowing quartet battle their way to bronze". RTE Sport. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. "Amy Hunter named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for October". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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